by MBC News | Aug 24, 2020
A 21-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Brett Mckay on the Red Earth Cree Nation early Friday morning. RCMP say the the 24-year-old McKay was found unresponsive and later pronounced deceased at a residence on the First Nation...
by MBC News | Aug 22, 2020
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has issued an advisory in Prince Albert after an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19 visited two local businesses Friday morning. Anyone who visited either the Safeway or Dollarama Store on 2nd Avenue West between 10 a.m....
by MBC News | Aug 22, 2020
There is a tornado watch in effect for much of northern Saskatchewan beginning Saturday afternoon. According to an Environment Canada statement, the watch includes Highway 165 between Highways 2 and 914 including Pinehouse Lake, La Ronge and Lac La Ronge Provincial...
by MBC News | Aug 21, 2020
RCMP says a 44-year-old woman, who was camping in a remote lake north of Buffalo Narrows was attacked and killed by a black bear Thursday evening. Police say the woman was camping with two children and a man near McKie Lake, approximately 150 kilometres north of that...
by MBC News | Aug 21, 2020
The Morin Lake Fire Department took third place at a recent Indigenous firefighters’ competition. The fire department also learned it had won the regional category of the Aboriginal Firefighters’ Association of Canada National Competition on Aug. 7. This is the first...
by MBC News | Aug 21, 2020
The Manitoba Junior Hockey League says it will kick off its season Oct. 9. The league says it has been working with various groups on a return-to-play plan since June. “On behalf of the MJHL Board of Governors and with the support of Sport Manitoba and approval by the...
by MBC News | Aug 20, 2020
Access Communications internet subscribers in La Ronge and Air Ronge received significant upgrades to their service this week. The company announced two new plans Thursday with internet speeds of up to 50 megabits per second download and five megabits per second...
by MBC News | Aug 20, 2020
RCMP report that the body of the missing man was recovered at approximately 11:30 Thursday morning. The name of the deceased is not being released. Mounties say a wave crashed the boat, carrying eight people. A woman was thrown overboard and a 23-year-old man...
by MBC News | Aug 20, 2020
The Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race will have a different look in 2021. In the past, the event, which starts at Elk Ridge Resort and finishes in La Ronge, has featured a 12-dog race, eight-dog race and a six-dog race. The next edition of the event will have a 10-dog...
by MBC News | Aug 20, 2020
A group of people calling for justice for an Indigenous man recently killed in the La Ronge-area held a walk on Wednesday. Muhammad Venne died in an as of yet unsolved homicide on June 3. The walk, which went from Bell’s Point on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band reserve...
